To: All Teaching and Administrative Personnel Brockton Public SchoolsFrom:Dr. Kathleen F. Moran. Assistant Superintendent of Human ResourcesSubject:Elementary Launch Program: ESL Instructional Material DevelopmentDates/Hours: The committee will meet in person on June 25 26 and 27 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM each :We are seeking dedicated educators to join the Launch ESL Summer Committee focused on the collaborative development and refinement of instructional materials for Unit 1 lesson components. This committee will help establish instructional routines that address specific language forms embedded in each priority text aligned with WIDA key language features and functions. The team will work to build instructional routines around mini lessons develop sample lesson slides with scaffolds and establish formative assessment tasks to measure multilingual students attainment of the target language goals of the Launch ESL Summer Steering Committee will be to: Design ready-to-use Unit 1 PowerPoint slides and materials for specific language forms identified in each priority text grades K-5. Incorporate concept development of relevant WIDA key language features and functions aligned with key language uses (Inform Explain Narrate Argue) with scaffolds to support multilingual learners at various proficiency levels. Create formative assessment tasks that measure the attainment of learned language forms and concepts of language features and functions. Ensure that all ESL instructional materials align with MA and WIDA 2020 Qualifications: in English as a Second Language (ESL) by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary experience working as a Launch Steering Committee member and a proven record of successful instructional practices in Launch grades K-5 experience developing or administering Launch unit of second language acquisition linguistics and sheltering content of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for ELA and WIDA 2020 : in three in-person collaborative workdays during the summer (June 2527). with colleagues to develop Launch ESL instructional materials that target specific language forms features and functions aligned with WIDA key uses in grades alignment with the Massachusetts Frameworks and WIDA English Language Development in professional discussions focused on ESL best practices instructional routines and second language and edit Unit 1 PowerPoint presentations adding routine slides for ESL and provide constructive feedback on instructional materials created by fellow members of the Launch Steering and collaborate with the K8 Department Head of Bilingual Gloria : According to the Contract Up to 15 hours. Fund Code to be Charged: Professional Development
Internal- Elementary Launch Program: ESL Instructional Material Development
